WHAT’S MY MOTIVATION? 

John 13:34-35 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

I am convinced that the greatest move of God ever seen will happen when we learn to love the way God loves. God’s love is not motivated by human qualities…His love is motivated by grace. The impact of our faith is determined by the depth of our LOVE…

Vince Lombardi, the legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers, understood the power love has to bring out the best in people and make an impact on their lives. He said, “There are a lot of coaches with good ball clubs who know the fundamentals and have plenty of discipline but still don’t win the game. Then you come to the third ingredient: If you’re going to play together as a team, you’ve got to care for one another. You’ve got to love each other. Each player has to be thinking about the next guy.” JOHN MAXWELL – Becoming a Person of Influence

In his book “In the Arena”, former president Richard Nixon described his depression following his resignation from the White House and his undergoing surgery. At one point when he was in the hospital, he told his wife, Pat that he wanted to die. When he was at the absolute lowest point in his life, a nurse in the hospital came into his room, opened the drapes, and pointed out a small plane that was flying back and forth overhead. It was pulling this sign: God Loves You, And So Do We. Ruth Graham, evangelist Billy Graham’s wife, had arranged for the plane to fly by the hospital. That’s when Nixon experienced a turning point. Seeing that expression of love gave him the courage and desire to keep going and recover.